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For sale is the rare and significant mathematical standard work “Elements of Quaternions” by the legendary Irish mathematician and physicist Sir William Rowan Hamilton. This is the rare, authorized German first translation by Paul Glan (Privatdozent for physics at the University of Berlin), published after Hamilton’s death by his son William Edwin Hamilton.
This two-volume set is a milestone in algebra and describes the quaternions discovered by Hamilton – a groundbreaking extension of the complex numbers to four dimensions, which today plays a crucial role in theoretical physics, computer graphics, and aviation.
Details of the volumes:
• Volume 1 (First Volume): Published 1882 by Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig.
• Volume 2 (Second Volume): Published 1884 by Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig.

Zum Verkauf steht das seltene und bedeutende mathematische Standardwerk „Elemente der Quaternionen“ von dem legendären irischen Mathematiker und Physiker Sir William Rowan Hamilton. Es handelt sich hierbei um die seltene, autorisierte deutsche Erstübersetzung von Paul Glan (Privatdozent für Physik an der Universität zu Berlin), herausgegeben nach Hamiltons Tod von seinem Sohn William Edwin Hamilton.
Dieses zweibändige Set ist ein Meilenstein der Algebra und beschreibt die von Hamilton entdeckten Quaternionen – eine bahnbrechende Erweiterung der komplexen Zahlen auf vier Dimensionen, die heute unter anderem in der theoretischen Physik, Computergraphik und Luftfahrt eine entscheidende Rolle spielt.
Details zu den Bänden:
• Band 1 (Erster Band): Erschienen 1882 bei Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig.
• Band 2 (Zweiter Band): Erschienen 1884 bei Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig.


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William Rowan Hamilton - Elemente der Quaternionen - 1882-1884

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Two‑volume German first edition of William Rowan Hamilton's Elements of the Quaternions, the authorised German translation published 1882–1884 by Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig, in German, 1182 pages, 22 × 17 cm, in good condition.

William Rowan Hamilton - Elemente der Quaternionen - 1882-1884

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Two‑volume German first edition of William Rowan Hamilton's Elements of the Quaternions, the authorised German translation published 1882–1884 by Johann Ambrosius Barth, Leipzig, in German, 1182 pages, 22 × 17 cm, in good condition.

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